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blasphemy

noun

«blasphemy» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

God hears the nations' words against the mountains of Israel and counts them as insults to Himself.

Interpretation. Jewish law treats blasphemy as a grave sin, and tradition teaches great care in speaking about God and God's name.

Meaning

Speaking with disrespect or contempt about God or holy things. tree →

Examples

  • And thou shalt know that I the LORD have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying: They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour. (Prophets EZK.35.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/blasphemy/